Improved spring-beace fob carriages



L. C. MILLER. Ca rrige Spring.

Patented April 28, 1868.

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L. c} MILLER, or HUMPHREY,.NEW YOR Letters Patent No. 77,306, datedApril 28, 1868.

IMPROVED SPRING*BRAGE FOR OARRIAGES, (Sac.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that-I, L. C. MILLER, of Humphrey, in the county ofCattaraugus, and State of New York,

have invented a new and improved Brace for Carriage and other Springs;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingforming part of this specification.

The figure is a plan view of my improved brace. Y My invention has forits object to furnish an improved brace for springs for carriages,railroad-cars, locomotives, spring-seats, and whenever elliptic orhalf-elliptic springs are used, which shall be so constructed that itwill holdthc spring always perpendicular to the plane of the wagon, andwhich will protect the springs from any wrench or twist; and it consistsin the construction of the brace, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the brace, which is made in substantially the form shown in thedrawing; that is to Say, it consists in a longitudinal bar or stem at,having inclined, curved, or crotched arms a projecting from one end, andhaving two arms a projecting from its opposite sides, at right angles toits length, as shown in the figure. The ends of the crotch-arms a aresecured to the upper part of the spring by the two bolts that secure thespring to the cross or spring-bar, upon which the carriage-box rests Thearms a and stem or bar a aresecured to the frame of the box, by boltspassing through the holes in the said parts of the brace A, and throughthe said box-frame.

By this construction, the brace A will hold the springs alwaysperpendicular to the plane of the wagon, whatever the grade of the roadmay be, and will prevent the springs from being wrenched or twisted,from one or more of the wheels dropping into ruts or holes in theroadway, or passing over obstructions, or from persons getting into thecarriage upon one side.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent- An improved brace, A, for carriage and other springs,constructed substantially as herein shown and described, that is to say,consisting of a longitudinal bar or stem, at, having two inclined orcurved arms or branches a projecting from one end, and having two arms aprojecting from its opposite sides, as and for the purpose set forth.

L. C. MILLER. v

Witnesses":

H. M. Boznnn, EZRA ll/IARSII.

